Clothesline extension



Oct. 11, 1949. J. A. c. TURNER CLOTHESLINE EXTENSION Filed March 14, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 -INVENTOR Jigs}: A. (I TURNER J. A. C. TURNER CLOTHESLINE EXTENSION Oct. 11, 1949.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 14, 1947 Jzss A. C. 'HmnE-R Patented Oct. 11, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,484,432 cLorHEsLmE X SION Jesse A. C. Turner, New York, N.

Ap lication March "14, 1947, Serial No, 734,658

4 Claims.

This invention relates to a clothes line holder for windows adapted to be swung inwardly through the window at times when the clothes are to be hung upon or removed from the line.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a clothes line holdl which is of simple construction and which when turned or rotated to at least one of its positions will be held and retained locked against displacement from its bracket on the exterior of the window opening and against further rotation from one of its positions.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an offset portion which will locate the pivot point of the pivoted tree into the front of the window opening when rotated to a position to be wu g or p ted i o the window openin For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and cc pan n dr winssand o the ap ende claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure: I

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the clothes line holder mounted upon its bracket which is to be fastened to the side of the window opening and with the pivoted tree lying in a vertical position. 1

Fig. 2 is a. front elevational view of the holder in the position shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view when the holder has been rotated to a position to extend into the window opening.

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the holder in the in use position and showing with dot dash lines how the tree element is pivoted into the window opening.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged face view of the bracket for the holder as viewed along the line 6-4; of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view taken along the line 88 of Fig. '7, looking in the direction of the arrows thereof.

Fig. 9 is a view similar to Fig. 6, but illustrating a different position of the parts.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the offset element bearing the latch.

The clothes line holder, according to the present invention, includes a bracket plate l5 which is to be connected to the exterior of the building at the edge of a window opening as by screws entering the several holes IE5 at opposite ends of the plate. This plate l5 has a forwardly extending formation I1 thereon with a vertically extending slot I8 extending downwardly from its top .edge for receiving a latch IS on the end of an offset element 2! to which a tree or clothes line holder element 22 is pivoted.

The formation I1 is undercut or recessed as indicated at 23' and 2-4 to permit the rotation of the latch 19 within the formation. The latch I9 is held on the offset element 21 by a shaft portion 25 rotatable in the bottom of the vertically extending slot I8 The offset element or member 2| a t pa a lel paced ons 26 and 21 between which the tree or holder element 22 is pivoted. n pivot 100. 1; 2,8 connects the holder elem n .2? bet e n the spac d po s 6 and T older elemen :22 has enlarged end p rtions 29 in which clothes line pulleys 3| are rotatively mounted. The holder element '22 is of channel formation and the clothes line rope will extend through a channel space 32 from pulley to pulley.

When it is desired to pull the clothes line into the window opening, the holder and the offset element are rotated from the vertical position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to the horizontal position shown in Fig, 5. The latch 18 will be turned from the position shown in Figs. 6 and 8 to the position shown in Fig, ,9 where it will be locked against further rotation by engagement with ends 34 and 35 0f the undercut recesses 23 and 24. The holder 22 after it has been swung to the horizontal position may be pivoted inwardly as indicated by the dotted lines of Fig. 5 to a position extending longitudinally into the window opening whereby the user can bring the clothes to a point within the window to remove them from the line and thus need not lean out the window so as to place herself in danger.

The pivotal connection 28 is located forwardly of the channel space 32 so as to permit the passage of the clothes line 36 from one end of the holder to the other and whereby the pivotal connection 28 will serve to retain the clothes line within the holder intermediate of the ends thereof.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I with undercut recesses, said journalled member i undercut recesses when moving the holder element from a vertically extending position to a having a latch and a shaft by which the journal connection of the member is established with the bracket, said latch being adapted to be turned into the undercut recesses when moving the journalled member and the holder element from a vertically extending position to a horizontal position, said undercut recesses having walls serving as stops for preventing further rotation of said member and holder and to retain the same in the horizontal position.

2. A clothes line holder comprising a bracket for attachment to the outside surface of a building adjacent a, window opening, a formation on the front face of said bracket formed with a slot extended downward'from the top thereof and undercutrecesses formed on opposite sides of said slot adjacent the bottom end of said slot, an element including a pair of spaced parallel portions and a laterally extending shaft portion rotative in the bottom end of said slot, a latch mounted on the inner end of said shaft portion to turn within said undercut recesses to limit rotation of said shaft portion to positions in which said element is vertical or horizontal with relation to the window opening, and a clothes line ,holder pivotally mounted intermediate of its ends between the free ends of the spaced parallel portions of said element to be pivoted relative to said element to have one end extend into the window opening when said element has been turned to its horizontal position, said undercut recesses having walls serving .as stops for preventing further rotation of said latch and said shaft portion when said element is in its horizontal position.

3. A clothes line holder comprising a bracket for attachment to the side face of a window opening exteriorly thereof, a latch journalled on the bracket for rotation about a horizontal axis and having a pair of spaced parallel portions extending therefrom, a clothes line holder pivoted between the free ends of said spaced portions to pivot about a vertical axis to be swung with the clothes line into the window opening when said latch is turned to a position in which said holder is horizontal, said bracket having a vertical slot and undercut recesses, said latch having a shaft by which the journal connection of said latch with said bracket is established and from the outer end of which said parallel portions extend, said latch being adapted to be turned into the horizontally extending position, said undercut recesses having walls serving as stops for preventin further rotation of said latch and to retain said clothes line holder in the horizontal position.

4. A clothes line holder comprising a bracket for attachment to the side face of a window opening exteriorly thereof, an element having a latch ofiset with relation to the element and journalled on the bracket for rotation about a horizontal axis, a clothes line holder pivotally mounted on said element to pivot about a vertical axis to be swung with the clothes line into the window opening when said element and latch are pivoted about the horizontal axis of said latch, said latch being detachably connected for rotation in the bracket whereby said element and said holder may be disassembled from the bracket at times when the clothes line is to be taken down, said element having spaced portions and said clothes line holder in its pivotal connection with said element being disposed between the portions.

JESSE A. C. TURNER.

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